amendment to library services and construction act

amendment to library services and construction act Sec. 801. (a) The Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: “TITLE IV— OLDER READERS SERVICES “grants to states for older readers services “Sec. 401. The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to States which have an approved basic State plan under section 6 and have submitted a long-range program and an annual program under section 403 for library services for older persons. “uses of federal funds “Sec. 402. (a) Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (4) of section 4(a) shall be available for grants to States from allotments under section 5(a) for the purpose of carrying out the Federal share of the cost of carrying out State plans submitted and approved under section 403. Such grants shall be used for (1) the training of librarians 87 Stat. 58to work with the elderly; (2) the conduct of special library programs for the elderly; (3) the purchase of special library materials for use by the elderly; (4) the payment of salaries for elderly persons who wish to work in libraries as assistants on programs for the elderly; (5) the provision of in-home visits by librarians and other library personnel to the elderly; (6) the establishment of outreach programs to notify the elderly of library services available to them; and (7) the furnishing of transportation to enable the elderly to have access to library services. “(b) For the purposes of this title, the Federal share shall be 100 per centum of the cost of carrying out the State plan. “state annual program for library services for the elderly “Sec. 403. Any State desiring to receive a grant from its allotment for the purposes of this title for any fiscal year shall, in addition to having submitted, and having had approved, a basic State plan under section 6, submit for that fiscal year an annual program for library services for older persons. Such program shall be submitted at. such time, in such form, and contain such information as the Commissioner may require by regulation and shall— “(1) set forth a program for the year submitted under which funds paid to the State from appropriations pursuant to paragraph (4) of section 4(a) will be used, consistent with its long-range program for the purposes set forth in section 402, and “(2) include an extension of the long-range program taking into consideration the results of evaluations. “coordination with programs for older americans “Sec. 404. In carrying out the program authorized by this title, the Commissioner shall consult with the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging and the Director of ACTION for the purpose of coordinating where practicable, the programs assisted under this title with the programs assisted under the Older Americans Act of 1965.” (b) Section 4(a) of the Library Services and Construction Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(4) For the purpose of making grants to States to enable them to carry out public library service programs for older persons authorized by title IV, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976,” (c) (1) Section 5(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out “or (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(3), or (4)”. (2) Section 5(a)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out “or (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(3), or (4)”. (3) Section 5(a) of such Act is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of such paragraph (B) thereof, by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting in lien thereof a semicolon and the word “and”, and by inserting after subparagraph (C) thereof the following: “(D) with respect to appropriations for the purposes of title IV, $40,000 for each State, except that it shall be $10,000 in the case of Guam. American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.” (4) The last sentence of section 5(a)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out “or (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(3), or (4)”. 87 Stat. 59 (5) Section 5(b) of such Act is amended by striking out “or (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(3),or (4)”. (c) Section 6(a) of such Act is amended by striking out “and III” and inserting in lieu thereof “111 and IV”. (d) (1) Section 7(a) of such Act is amended by striking out “or (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(3), or (4) ”. (2) Section 7(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting “and title IV” after “title III”. (e) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be effective after June 30, 1973.